*Picture for attention. This is not how they’re set up*

I started with the Klipsch R-15PM + 10SW, and I thought they were the best thing since sliced bread. Then, years later I found my beloved Yamaha NS-1000 Monitors. These were different, raw, natural, and I finally understood “image” and “soundstage”. Yes, it took years, but I discovered it, I think. I know that the NS 1000 Ms are unique in that their purpose was specific for creating music (I’ve read), but I like them and the raw feel, A LOT. So, at this point, I feel like they’re so good I’m not sure how something can be better. I can kinda imagine, but some of it must be in our own head, right?

I know “good” and “better” is subjective, but they’re almost 50 years old now, and if other speakers are selling for $80k then, for sure they’re that much better? I know there’s a difference between ported, sealed, and rear opened speakers too.

I love my speakers and I listen to them almost daily. I just don’t know what direction I would take if I had the opportunity.

Thanks for your input!

  • countremember@alien.topBEnglish
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    11 months ago

    I walked the AXPONA layouts with a friend last year in Chicago and heard some really magical stuff–fully understanding that it had been hastily thrown into place in tiny hotel rooms–but the single room that took my breath away was the one showcasing Dr. Alan Hill’s plasma tweeters.

    Audiophile Junkie has a sub-5-minute post on YouTube with Hill walking them through the setup; I was too engrossed to do anything other than stare and listen. All of the sound from 1k up was coming from a pair of twinkling stars in cages… and it was perfect. Someone had put Ibrahim Ferrer’s Guateque Campasino in the playlist, and I was mesmerized. I don’t even remember what was handling the rest of the frequency range, the treble was that good.